Mounting clip for regulators



March 25, 1952 J. B. PARSONS MOUNTING CLIP FOR REGULATORS Filed Feb. 20,1948 FIE-.1.

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A rraR/VEY Patented Mar. 25, 1952 UNITED GEE-[(3151 MOUNTING. our FORREGULATORS o n B.- Pars western APplicatiomFebruaryM, 1948,'Serial;No.9,8 83

2 (llaim u 1 Thisinvention relates to the mounting of reguv lators. forvehicles, suchas used, for example, in the operation of vehicle windowsand the lilceby;

power means, and where it is desired that the 'e ll e q il t a a e o lel t kins mer finis i d e t n c o swis t he, nevsmsstqi e e icle membr-., M r n rt larlm e vention relates to the mounting of; a regulator;unit of the type shown and describedin; the United States patent to JohnB. Parsons. No. 7 a dM r 2 n'lwhi b her'e u lator mechanism unitincludes a frame, a portion v ofQwhich is attached to a vehiclebodypart.

Azi object is to 'produce a newandimproved m s i for a r g or e h nismmto i t e ab e type h ch i e s to app !isi xtsnsire emaeu ewr nd blshtrq kirl mo ments of the frame relative to -'the support, the mountinghaving spring orresilient characteristending to W return the frameto itsnormal; position and toeliminate. rattles or vibrations due;

to movement of thevehicle.

Another object is to produce a new andimprovedmounting clip which can bereadily applied and which has the novel features of construction andoperation hereinafter described.

For purposes .of illustration butnot oflimitation, an embodiment of theinventionis shown in the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is aside elevation of a regulator mechanism, for vehicle windows or the likeshowing.

mounting clips on a framepart for securingit to a studior bolt connectedto a rigid support;

Figure .2 is an enlarged fragmentary elevation ofthe .cross bar. of.theregulator frame showing the polygonal opening receiving thesimilarly shaped. head. ofthe .bolt or stud which-iscone nected to arigid body or frame part;

Figure 3 is a sectional view substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a side elevation of a mounting clip;

Figure 5 is an edge elevation of the clip shown in Figure 4 1 Figure 6is an enlarged fragmentary view of the cross frame bar with the mountingclip applied thereto and showing the same assembled on a bolt; and

Figure 7 is a section substantially on the line 1-1 of Figure 6. V

The illustrated embodiment of the invention comprises a regulatormechanism including a pair of crossed arms Ill and I I which are pivotedtogether by a rivet I2. On the outer end of each of the arms I0 and IIis a stud I3 which slides in a horizontally slotted retainer Id. Theretainer ,I t .is fixed 4 to and dependsv from the lower edge of awindow, panel (not, shown): which; i as; will;bereadilyunderstood bythose skilled in the. art, is guided for up and down sliding movement.

The inner end of eachof the cross arms. Ill and; I I ispivotedto theupper ends of upright. frame. arms I5 and I6 respectively. The lowerendof the frame arm I6 is rigidly secured by, a pair. ofrivets. IT. to across bar, I8. and. the lower-end. of. the frame arm I5 is connected bya .sing-lerivet I9 to the opposite, end of the crossbar I8 to haveswinging movement toward and awayfromthe arm. I6. Thus the arms lfiandiEiandthe .cross. bar I 8' constitutethe. frame for thereg-ulator';mechanism.

For imparting raising. and loweringmovementsi to .thewindow panel,apiston rod20 is connected,

to. the arm I0 intermediate the rivet I2 and the upright frame arm IS...The piston rod 20 has connected to its lower endxa piston (not shown).which reciprocates within the cylinder 2|. The. lower end of-thecylinder 2I is suitably connected; to a bracket arm 22', oneend of whichis pivoted byarivet 23 to the framearm I6 and the opposite;

or free-end of the bracket. arm is adapted toabut againsta stopmember 24on the frame arm. I51.v Movement'of the window panel and cross arms.inthe opposite direction is .efifected by a helically; coiledspring 25;the .upper end of which is hooked: over the .crossarm I Iintermediatetherivet I2. and .the frame .arm I5, and,v the lower end is I: hookedonto th-ebracket arm. 22'. Itwill: be apparent that by introducingliquid under. pressure to the lower end of the cylinder 2 I, the piston.rod. 20 is forced upwardly thereby imparting upward swinging movementtothecross arms for impart-q ingupward movement to'the window paneL. The

liquidwithin the cylinder may be trapped in aniyr sary here since theparticular structure of this mechanism constitutes no part of thepresent invention.

The regulator mechanism unit above described is so mounted that it canmove or rock to a limited extent in directions crosswise or transverseto the direction of movement of the window panel or the swinging arms.This enables the regulator mechanism to accommodate itself to anylateral movement in the window travel or inaccuracies in the arrangementof the parts. Thus the regulator mechanism unit may be mounted on thejob more readily without militating against binding or clamping of thewindow during its operation.

As shown, the cross bar I8 is provided with a pair of laterally spacedpolygonal apertures 26 through which extend bolts 21, the inner ends ofwhich are suitably fixed or secured to a vehicle body member. Each ofthe bolts has a head 28 which is shaped to correspond to the hole 26 inthe cross bar l8 except that the head 28 has a loose fit within theopening so that a limited amount of play exists between the bolt headsand the cross bar l8. As indicated in Figure 7, the thickness of thebolt head 28 is approximately the same as the thickness or transversedimension of the cross bar l8.

Associated with each of the bolt heads 28 is a spring clip 29 which isof U-shape having a pair of arms 30 and 3|. The arm 30 is slightlycurved as indicated in Figure and is formed with a centrally disposedintegral tongue 32 which engages the outer face of the adjacent bolthead 28, thereby militating against relative movement of the cross barl8 in an outward direction, yet at the same time enabling limitedmovement thereof due to the spring action of the tongue 32.

The arm 31 has a central slit 33 providing a pair of spring fingers 34.The inner edge portions of the fingers 34 are relieved as indicated at35 and are formed with notches 36 through which the shank of the bolt2'! extends. The outer edge portion of each finger 34 is slotted andthen pressed inwardly or in a direction toward the cross bar to providecurved portions 31 or nub-bins to engage the cross bar [8 substantiallycentrally between the upper and lower edges thereof and thus permit alimited amount of rocking or tilting movement of the cross bar.

From the above description, it will be apparent that the two clips 29can be slipped over the cross bar [8 and in so doing, the opposite armsare placed under tension. Due to the oversize of the holes 26 in thecross bar IS, the cross bar can rock to a limited extent relative to theheads 28 of the bolts 21, the clips 29 holding the parts in place and atthe same time resiliently enabling such rocking movement or tiltingmovement of the regulator unit to be effected.

It should be pointed out that the mounting above described can be usedin a variety of locations and the regulator mechanism may be used forpurposes other than the actuation of vehicle windows.

ation of vehicle seats, for example. Therefore,

It is equally adaptable for the actu- 4 it will be understood that themounting lends itself to the supporting of a regulator mechanism unit inany desired position or environment.

It is to be understood that numerous changes in details of construction,arrangement and operation may be effected without departing from thespirit of the invention, especially as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. A mounting for a regulator mechanism unit having a frame including across bar, said mounting comprising a pair of headed bolts adapted to besecured to a rigid support, said cross bar having apertures looselyfitting the heads of said bolts to afford limited rocking movement ofthe cross bar relative to the bolts, a pair of longitudinally spacedU-shaped sheet metal clips embracing said bar, an integral spring tongueforming a part of one arm of said clip abutting against the outer faceof each bolt head, and the other arm of said clip comprising a pair ofintegral fingers, the inner edge portions of said fingers being relievedto accommodate said bolt.

2. A mounting for a regulator mechanism unit having a frame including across bar, said mounting comprising a headed bolt adapted to be securedto a rigid support, said cross bar having an aperture loosely fittingthe head of :said bolt to afford limited rocking movement of the crossbar relative to the bolt, said bolt head being of polygonal shape, aU-shaped sheet metal clip embracing said bar, an integral spring tongueforming a part of one arm of said clip abutting against the outer faceof said bolt head, the other arm of said clip comprising a pair ofintegral fingers, the inner edge portions of said fingers being relievedto accommodate said bolt, and a nubbin projecting inwardly from eachfinger for engagement with said bar, the bar engaging surface of saidnubbin being rounded thereby to afiord limited transverse rockingmovement of said bar.

JOHN B. PARSONS.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 823,303 Clauss Aug. 14, 19061,008,145 Heeter Nov..7, 1911 1,392,561 Dufiy Oct. 4, 1921 2,236,850Hansman Apr. 1, 1941 2,284,222 Miller May 26, 1942 2,400,572 Parsons May21, 1946

